expose

exposer

Mettre quelqu’un ou quelque chose en contact avec un élément, ou lui faire découvrir ou vivre quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To let someone or something meet, experience, or come into contact with something.

• Books expose children to new ideas.
• We were exposed to the virus at work.
• Don't expose your skin to strong sunlight.

Comment l'utiliser : expose someone/something to something (Travel can expose children to different ways of life.); be exposed to something (The workers were exposed to loud noise.)

Synonymes : subject, introduce

Expressions courantes : expose children to, expose someone to, expose something to, expose workers to

révéler, dévoiler, découvrir

Découvrir quelque chose en retirant ce qui le couvre, ou révéler des faits cachés.

En anglais simple : To uncover something or make hidden facts known.

• The report exposed the truth.
• Wind lifted her sleeve and exposed a scar.
• Journalists have exposed corruption in the council.

Comment l'utiliser : expose someone/something as something (The investigation exposed the company as a fraud.)

Synonymes : reveal, uncover, disclose

Contraires : hide, conceal

Expressions courantes : expose the truth, expose corruption, expose something as, expose bare skin

exposer

Laisser la lumière atteindre une pellicule photographique, pour y enregistrer une image ou au risque de l’abîmer.

En anglais simple : To let light reach camera film so that it records a picture or becomes damaged.

• Don't expose the film before developing it.
• She exposed the film for two seconds.
• Was this negative exposed twice?

Comment l'utiliser : expose film to light (Opening the camera would expose the film to light.)

Expressions courantes : expose the film, expose a negative, expose film to